Devils Holy Joke

’devil’s holy joke’ by seven mary three
from the album orange ave .
transcribed by : jason leonard

chords :
G A C F# C/B C/A#
– – 3 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
– – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – –
– – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – –
– – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – –
– – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 1 – –
– – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – –

intro : 0 : 00 – 0 : 13 ( effects )

0 : 14 – 0 : 21 G – chord ( picking )

verse : 0 : 22 – 0 : 50

G
it will take a fancy store for
A
mom and dad
C G F# G
for them to forget what they never had
G
it will only take one
A C
moment to make her believe
G F# G
she’s something worth trying on

chorus : 0 : 51 – 1 : 04

G C C/B C/A# C/B
a little motivation goes a long way , down down , down . . .

verse : 1 : 05 – 1 : 49
G
i think a cigarette should
A C
smoke like the devil’s holy joke
G F# G
cause he’s laid one out on me
G
i think if everybody
A C
streamed from their tvs to your scene
G F# G
it would be ok with me
G
you can’t keep a good thing on a string
A
you’ve got to give it room to breath
C G F# G
it may leave an empty space

chorus : 1 : 50 – 2 : 18

G C C/B C/A# C/B
a little motivation goes a long way down , down , down
G C C/B C/A# C/B
in every situation , heavy traffic jams his sound

2 : 19 – 3 : 03
G A C G F# G
G A C G F# G
G A C G F# G

3 : 04 – end
G
i think a cigarette should
A C
smoke like the devil’s holy joke
G
cause he’s laid one out on me

( C ) 1998 seven mary three music , bmi . all rights reserved .
administered by emi publishing . lyrics reprinted by permission .